A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-14 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15K
-48.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£47M
+4.6% vs 2024
Employees
70
+4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £117,204,814 | £124,389,333 | |
| Operating profit | £3,927,727 | £3,997,088 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,394,842 | £2,872,200 | |
| Net profit | £1,820,833 | £2,093,088 | |
| Cash | £29,882 | £15,310 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,152,750 | £48,648,203 | |
| Net assets | £45,186,142 | £47,279,230 | |
| Equity | £45,186,142 | £47,279,230 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 70 | |
| Wages | £2,310,310 | £2,837,940 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.5% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 2.56x | 3.55x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED · parent
- AJ & RC Barber (EU) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Investments in tangible assets amounted to just under £1.25m for the year.”
- “The decision was taken to purchase an automated case packing and palletising line to complete the prior year installation of an industry leading new cheese cutting and packing line.”
- “Towards the end of the financial year the business was engaged with working group, the UK Dairy Carbon Network.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIAS, Adam Michael | Secretary | 2022-11-21 | — | — |
| BARBER, Charles Nicholas | Director | 2022-11-21 | Aug 1972 | British |
| BARBER, Christopher Luke | Director | 1996-10-23 | Oct 1966 | British |
| BARBER, Giles Kelson | Director | 2022-11-21 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BARBER, Thomas Nicholas | Director | — | Mar 1943 | English |
| ELIAS, Adam Michael | Director | 2024-04-29 | Aug 1988 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Thomas Nicholas | Secretary | — | 2022-11-21 |
| BARBER, Paul Kelson | Director | — | 2023-06-18 |
| BOOTHMAN, Valerie Christine | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| PULLIN, Michael John | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2025-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. And R.G. Barber Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.1%
£117,204,814 £124,389,333
-
Cash
-48.8%
£29,882 £15,310
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£45,186,142 £47,279,230
-
Employees
+4.5%
67 70
-
Operating profit
+1.8%
£3,927,727 £3,997,088
-
Profit before tax
+19.9%
£2,394,842 £2,872,200
-
Wages
+22.8%
£2,310,310 £2,837,940
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers